Why not have Annual International Olympics in Vendetta?

Events:
Tube Races
Killing Sprees
Transports
Moth Madness
Races
Deneb Run
Best with Rails

Each Nation (including Grey, because we can't be left out :-) would select 5 of their top pilots and have them compete for the Gold Medal!

LOL It's just crazy enough that I love it. Sounds awesome.

I agree that it's just crazy enough to work. I'd be interested in hearing more on it.

I'm also interested. The mechanics of doing the "trials" leading up to the "olympics", ie eliminating down to 5 players, might be a source of some contention. More feedback on mechanics, please.

I like the idea though.

Make it a mission so that people can 'train' for the events. Could also keep track of the top players for the finals.

don't forget to include the rat race in the events!

This expands on my suggestions of missions for the race tracks, treating the missions like the Border Skirmish except that you have to take the mission and then be at the track ready to do the race at the appropriate time.

Time trials, I think, is what you're looking for in the way of mechanics, Incarnate. You would take a mission for the trial, but this mission would have to write back to the server. Anyone who takes the mission must arrive at the race track at their appointed time. HUD would give the countdown. Anyone who passes the start before their time would be disqualified. Otherwise it would be a point system based on moving through the course without falling out of it (slalom form) that would add time based on missing rings in the course. The server would record the time. Don't know if this is possible or if they'd have to keep the mission while the trials are going, but at the end of the trials day(s) it would pass back to the players either immediately or upon reentering the game, perhaps through COMM, whether or not they qualified for the event and a new mission would be available giving them the time and date of the event. Or perhaps awards would only be given based on the time trials and they can do "best of 3" to make it more available to more players.

There's decisions to be made. Obviously not everyone around the world would be available at the same time on the same day, so we'd want it available to as many as possible. Might take a bit of trial and error. Perhaps first experiment with "regional" competitions where the Itani, Serco, and UIT could have their own games to experiment with different methods.

We could appoint a 'olympics commitee member' for all of the nations. (there would be a mission to apply, and the most well know players would be selected either by vote - the people of that nation, or by dev selection) The OCMs would then hold trials for a 5 day period, several times a day. There would be a mission to apply for your nation's trails. Within the missions, there would be time slots for the trials as well as dates. Then at the appointed time, the try occurs.

OR

Have people sign-up (using a mission) as possible pilots, and give the nation a chance to vote on who they want as their pilots.(also possible using a mission)

Some more event ideas:

-First Nations Team to take down a queen/levi
-Capture the Flag (This may have been mentioned before, I don't recall)
-Bus Wars (of course, how could I forget)
-Capital Ship Wars (we give each nation's team a trident, one could pilot if you let them, and see which team survives)
-Scavenger Hunt (we give the teams a list of ores to mine, not telling them how much, the team with the most ore wins)
-Strike Force (20 sfs are sent to the teams, and the team with the most surviving players, wins......if it happens that there are the same number of players, we'll look at damage)

Currently, the names of the events aren't particularly interesting. Any name ideas are welcome.

I want these strikeforces to be on SCPs with gat and flares... more plasma-burning JOY! ;p